To love is to admire with the heart:
to admire is to love with the mind.
Theophile Gautier
When I went down to Old Joe's barroom
On the corner by the Square
The drinks we all served as usual
And the usual crowd was there
Upto the bar I saw Big Joe beginning
You may think I'm wrong for you
And you're wrong for me
To look at us on paper
I would have to agree
It could have been the moon light
Or it could have been the wine
But she wouldn't let me pass
I was such a boor and I lied to her
I said I didn't really want her ass
I went away in the mud and rain
The gang became snide and laughed
I was slayed but I smiled and the pain
Gonna take a sentimental journey,
gonna set my heart at ease.
Gonna make a sentimental journey
to renew old memories.
Got my bag, I got my reservation,
spent each dime I could afford.
Mmmm
This girl got me waiting and the time has come for a decision to be made
Oh yes ooh well
Tell them ken boothe
I say the train is coming baby
I'm in love with you girl 'cause you're on my mind
You're the one I think about most every time
And when you pack a smile in everything you do
Don't you understand, girl, this love is true
You're soft, succulent so sweet and thin
I was so high, I did not recognize
The fire burning in her eyes
The chaos that controlled my mind
Whispered goodbye as she got on a plane
Never to return again
But always in my heart
and journey back in time
to Avignon
do you recall the day
it seems like yesterday
when love came along
the little street cafe
You're clear out of this world
When I'm looking at you,
I hear out of this world
The music that no mortal ever knew.
You're right out of a book,
If I see you tomorrow on some street in town
Pardon me if I don't say hello
I belong to another and it wouldn't look so good
To know someone I'm not supposed to know
Just walk on by
